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5 Tips for to Hire Talent Successfully in the Pandemic!

Amidst several waves of this vicious viral impact and the buzz around the vaccine roll-outs across the world, it is business as usual —whether from your work desk or your kitchen counter. Just as how any business operates, talent recruitment is still a pertinent component , as corporations are moving forward into a fairly directive path which is on the cusp of an imminent revolution. Due to the pandemic, lives have possibly changed forever , as every strand of known normalcy we had pre-Covid, however, does that have to be a bad thing? Previously, we have explored several ideas to help readers to get hired effectively in a lockdown. Today, we are going to discuss how employers could design their talent recruitment strategy dynamically and efficiently.

  • Adopt Efficient Recruitment Software .

The COVID era has disrupted the mundane and orthodox ways of recruitment, only to give rise to smarter and more interactive platforms that make the hiring process as seamless as possible. In addition to that, a hiring process that combines virtual and in-person processes will become increasingly standard due to the associated cost and time savings.

  • Value Skills set over Degree Qualification.

Companies and businesses should take cues from mega corporations like Apple, Google, IBM alike who have removed college degrees from their job requirements to advance equity in their workforce. Perhaps this can not be applied across the board for every level of operation (yet), however one can start with selected job roles by reevaluating your job descriptions and promotion criteria to be fully skills-based and intentionally connecting your non-baccalaureate talent to internal skills-building experiences. 

  • Commit to Digitalisation and Virtual Operation

The pandemic has pushed many companies to innovate and modernize their recruitment process .Virtual hiring assisted by effective recruitment software significantly improves the hiring process, making it shorter and cheaper for employers. How?  Interactive AI-chatbots keep your candidates engaged with quick responses and updates at all touch points of your recruitment process.  Thus, lowering the administrative time required to interact with potential hires.Complete digitalisation also means adoption of various management systems which include onboarding, upskilling and many more. AI not only helps reinforce your employer brand but also offer seamless experience for your candidates.

  • Empower Employee Skill Development Initiatives.

Innovated recruitment tools also pave way for a platform to enforce rapid skilling initiatives for new and existing employees. Reportedly, on-the-job training matters more than a four-year degree. Corporate training provides the skills the employee needs to succeed in the position. We expand more on this here for a better understanding.

  • Enriching work culture — on-site and remote.

Moving into 2021, employers are urged to rethink talent strategy as a whole, especially in an effort to create a knowledge-driven,collaborative working environment offline and online. This new hybrid workforce of onsite and remote employees can be nurtured as employers and recruiters incorporate strategies to  integrate new talent acquisition tools to workflows and developing training manuals. It is also important to spearhead diversity-led initiatives by restructuring hiring processes to reduce bias, building diverse interview panels and mandating data-driven reporting against diversity goals.

Although recruiting in the digital age is a company-wide effort, both the employer and the new recruit stand to benefit greatly from automation. Optimising talent recruitment creates a multifaceted impact; from being time and cost-effective , to increasing hiring accuracy that in turn enhances talent retention too.